Photo by Yao Yecheng
She was the least existential of Chiang Kai-shek's four wives, from a humble background, without culture, and had even married and divorced Chiang Kai-shek before marrying. But she is well-behaved and intelligent, and knows how to deal with the delicate relationship with her mother-in-law and the original Mao Fumei. When she went to live in the Jiang family, she not only got along well with Mother Jiang, but even the original Match Mao Fumei also lived in harmony with her.
Her kindness to save each other, the sincerity of her efforts, the love and meticulousness of her adopted children, are like a trickle of emotions, which always flow in Chiang Kai-shek's heart. Despite the declaration of divorce, Chiang Kai-shek was always in charge of her life, Shanghai, Fenghua, Suzhou, Chongqing, Taiwan, she was arranged by him, without saying a word, far behind him, from Qingsi to Huafa.
Because of his filial piety uncle, he found a door-to-door son-in-law, whose name was born
Yao Yecheng was born in a poor family in Wu County, Jiangsu Province (now Suzhou), and when she was a child, she looked good and cute, and was deeply loved by her parents, who named this clever daughter "Ah Qiao". Ah Qiao's family is not rich, but her parents love her, and they regard her as a pearl in the palm of their hands, and the family of three is also happy and simple. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and a few years later, Ah Qiao's parents died unexpectedly, and Ah Qiao became an orphan at a young age.
Fortunately, the lonely Ah Qiao also has a little uncle, the uncle did not start a family, in order to support his niece, he can only go to work as a delivery boatman who sells coolies.
It is said that the children of the poor family have long been in charge, seeing the uncle in order to support themselves hard work, the sensible Ah Qiao is not idle at home, washing and washing, cooking rice and cooking, the thin figure is busy in and out, but also learned a good female worker, the neighbors and aunts can't help but sigh and admire when they see it.
It seems that in the blink of an eye, Ah Qiao has become a chuchu and moving girl, she is smart and capable, generous, and her manual work is first-class and good, and there are so many people who come to the house to raise relatives that they have to step on the threshold. But no matter how the matchmaker who came to the door to propose to the family introduced the situation of the man's family, Ah Qiao's uncle was always indifferent. The uncle has no children and no daughters under his knees, and has always raised Ah Qiao as his own daughter, in order to let Ah Qiao stay by his side and send himself to the end, the uncle is thinking of finding a son-in-law who comes to the door.
The uncle heard that there is a family surnamed Shen, the family has three sons, but there are only a few acres of thin land to cultivate, the family all year round to pick up that little field, watch the day of eating is tight, willing to let their second son be born into the excess. The idea of the Shen family is exactly in line with the intention of the uncle, under the mediation of the two parents, Ah Qiao married Tiansheng, and Tiansheng changed his surname to Yao by Shen, and his name was Yao Tiansheng.
Ah Qiao has never seen the world, has not read any books, his mind is simple, Yao Tiansheng is also an ordinary peasant disciple, there is nothing wrong with honesty, the two people get along with each other is simple and simple, plus both are diligent people, and life is still stable.
Listening to the villagers who went out said that Shanghai is a good place to earn money, in order to live a better life, the little couple went to Shanghai with their uncle to work hard.
After arriving in Shanghai, born with the uncle to find some porters, funeral hard work, Ah Qiao looks docile and lovely, hands and feet are sharp, then go to the rich family as a mother-in-law (nanny), Ah Qiao never lazy when he works, housework is clean and pleasant, and he often gets the owner's reward. Under the serious labor of the couple, life is getting better and better.
There is a little more money in his hand, from the monotony of the countryside to the dazzling of the big city, he has never seen the world and is naturally blinded, idle and has nothing to follow people to often go to the tea house to find fun, I don't know how to rely on him, he actually followed people to smoke opium.
After smoking opium, his nature immediately changed into a person, the original gentle and generous he became a grumpy and irritable addict, in order to live that opium addiction, the idea of working was gone, often went home to reach out to Ah Qiao for money, Ah Qiao did not give, born to scold and fight, Ah Qiao was beaten to cry and cry, there were few good places in his body.
Chiang Kai-shek and Yao Yecheng in film and television dramas
Once upon a time, the honest family was born to indulge in the quagmire of opium smoking and never return. Whenever he thought of his natural fist, Ah Qiao was frightened and his heart trembled. Ah Qiao began to be afraid to go home, and in order to avoid nature, he often found an excuse not to go home.
In many hidden apartments or tea houses on the beach, in order to receive male customers, there is a special occupation for women, and the women who are engaged in it are called "sir", in fact, they are high-level prostitutes, who are skilled, read and write, play the piano and sing, and sing poems.
"Sir" only accompanies the guests, does not do other chores, and usually has two aunts by his side. Ah Qiaozi is outstanding, intelligent and diligent, and successfully enters a small tea house called "Qun Yufang" as a mother-in-law, where there is only one "gentleman" to serve. Ah Qiao is responsible for greeting guests every day and doing the work of serving tea and pouring water. The work is not hard, the income is not bad, but the reputation is not very good. But Ah Qiao has not read books, and she has no special skills, and she is quite satisfied to find such a job that can earn money but is not too tired.
Met Chiang Kai-shek, and from then on the sparrow flew up the branches and became a phoenix
In the film and television drama, the acquaintance of Chiang Kai-shek and Yao Yecheng
When Ah Qiao first went to be a mother-in-law, she just worked honestly, bent on earning more money and filial piety to raise her uncle, living well with her natural little family, never imagining that she would one day perform the legend of the sparrow flying up the branches and becoming a phoenix.
When Ah Qiao went to work at "Qun Yufang", it happened that Chiang Kai-shek, who was the same age as her, returned from graduating from the Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer School.
When Chiang Kai-shek was young, he was playful and liked to go in and out of various places of affection, and by chance, he met Ah Qiao at a tea house. Ah Qiao's skin was white and beautiful, gentle and gentle, and when pouring tea, his eyebrows were smooth and his words were soft, which deeply attracted the young Chiang Kai-shek, and he couldn't help but look at Ah Qiao a few more times.
Every time he went to the teahouse, Chiang Kai-shek always found various excuses to get close to Ah Qiao, talking and laughing, and Ah Qiao was also particularly enthusiastic about the heroic Chiang Kai-shek and treated him with courtesy.
Several of Chiang Kai-shek's lovers
Once born and two times ripe, the vigorous hormones constantly bring the two young people closer, and they come together unconsciously. In love, the lover's love is like fire, and it is difficult to give up, but Chiang Kai-shek has a job, and for the sake of the revolution, he endured the pain of lovesickness and returned to Japan. In October 1911, the Xinhai Revolution broke out, and Chiang Kai-shek returned to Shanghai to make a revolution, so he had the opportunity to meet with Ah Qiao.
Chiang Kai-shek's revolutionary work was difficult, and he was hunted down during an assassination attempt, and in a hurry he climbed over the wall and entered a family courtyard, which was ah qiao's residence.
After a while, the gate of the courtyard was smashed "banging", Ah Qiao went over to open the gate, and several soldiers looked fierce and asked Ah Qiao fiercely: "Are you the mother-in-law here?" Are Chen Qimei and Chiang Kai-shek, who often come here, here? ”
Ah Qiao smiled slightly, and said calmly: "I came here a few days ago, do you have an important matter looking for him?" I'll tell you back. ”
The soldier shouted contemptuously: "They are a chaotic party!" To dare to hide you is to conspire! Get out of the way and let's go inside and search! After saying this, the soldier rushed into the courtyard, looked around, and turned the house into a mess. The soldiers did not notice Chiang Kai-shek's shadow and left in disappointment.
Chiang Kai-shek and Yao Yecheng formed a fate
As soon as the soldiers left the door on their front feet, Ah Qiao quickly locked the door on his back feet. Returning to the hidden place in the house to summon Chiang Kai-shek out, Ah Qiao looked at Chiang Kai-shek unscathed and smiled sweetly. Ah Qiao saved Chiang Kai-shek's life, and the fates of the two people were so closely linked together in that instant, looking at this handsome and bold girl in front of him, Chiang Kai-shek's affection for Ah Qiao was much heavier.
In the winter of 1912, the 25-year-old Ah Qiao willingly became Chiang Kai-shek's concubine. That night, Chiang Kai-shek said affectionately to Ah Qiao in his arms: "Will you be called "Yecheng" in the future?" "Ye" is beautiful, referring to you; "sincerity" is me, and I love you sincerely. ”
The beloved man gave himself a name that embedded his heart in it, and any girl who had just fallen in love would be surprised, looking at the man with deep love in front of him, once Ah Qiao, and now Yao Yecheng's eyes happily curved into a crescent shape.
After that, Yao Yecheng willingly stayed by Chiang Kai-shek's side, she bought vegetables every day, cooked and washed clothes, kept her home in order according to Chiang Kai-shek's liking, and took out her savings to support the lives of the two without complaint.
Yao Yecheng was emotionally tolerant of Chiang Kai-shek
Yao Yecheng threw herself on Chiang Kai-shek, and as a housewife at home, she seemed to have forgotten her opium-smoking husband and the uncle who was waiting for her filial piety. Until one day, the uncle and Tiansheng knew the reason why Yao Yecheng left home, and came to the door to scold her. Yao Yecheng, who has no master of the six gods, has a lot of guilt in the face of his uncle, but he is not willing to follow them home, and he is no longer willing to live the days of being beaten and scolded by the innate addicts.
After Chiang Kai-shek knew, he was not annoyed or angry, and gave some money to Uncle Qian and Tiansheng, which was considered to be filial piety to Uncle Xiao and solved the relationship between Yao Yecheng and Tiansheng. Later, Chiang Kai-shek found an opportunity to hold a banquet and invited some friends to eat a banquet, which was considered to be the official adoption of Yao Yecheng as a concubine.
After Yao Yecheng and Chiang Kai-shek lived together, at the beginning the two were sweet and sweet, like lacquer glue. Yao Yecheng came from a small family and was a married woman, and in the face of Chiang Kai-shek, a young talent whose conditions were much higher than her own in all aspects, she did not dare to ask too much, and silently prayed in her heart that living peacefully with Chiang Kai-shek was the greatest blessing in her life.
Yao Yecheng later put all his thoughts on Jiang Weiguo
Chiang Kai-shek was busy with his political career, and there was not much time to accompany Yao Yecheng, which made Yao Yecheng, who had no hobbies, no culture, and no social circle, lonely and difficult to endure. Often walking on the shore is inevitable to wet feet, Yao Yecheng in the tea house as a mother-in-law, watch more cards, can't help but fall in love with playing cards and gambling.
After marrying Chiang Kai-shek, she originally relented, but when Chiang Kai-shek was not at home, she often relied on playing hemp to entertain her time in the future, and gradually became addicted. Sometimes Chiang Kai-shek came back, and she couldn't take care of the infatuation with the Foursquare City, and the card friends shouted that three were missing, and she was busy going out to play mahjong. Chiang Kai-shek was sick with a fever, and she was worried about the mahjong table, and she was not as wholehearted as before.
Chiang Kai-shek was very annoyed to see Yao Yecheng so perfunctory. Thinking that she was informed and gentle and considerate at the beginning, but now it has become like this, Chiang Kai-shek has quarreled with her several times, and even loudly threatened to drive her out of the house, and said that he would divorce her.
The husband and wife quarreled for a while, and the people around them persuaded her to say a few words, and remembering the old love Of Chiang Kai-shek did not drive her away, but the feelings of the two people gradually faded.
The adopted son, Jiang Weiguo, is the most comforting in life
Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Wei-kuo
After Yao Yecheng and Chiang Kai-shek got married, they did not have children for seven or eight years. The legend is that Chiang Kai-shek went to too many places in the wind and moon, and fell ill and could not have children. However, Yao Yecheng did not dare to confront Chiang Kai-shek about this matter, and could only secretly be distressed.
In 1920, Chiang Kai-shek brought back a four-year-old child and handed it over to Yao Yecheng to raise, which was Chiang Kai-shek's second son, Jiang Weiguo. Yao Yecheng often lives alone, with Jiang Weiguo by her side, there is spiritual sustenance, she wholeheartedly takes care of Jiang Weiguo's living education, as if she were her own. The maternal love in the depths of women's hearts has been vividly exerted in Yao Yecheng, and she will personally do everything involving Jiang Weiguo, educate Jiang Weiguo to be smart and courteous, and very pleasing to Chiang Kai-shek.
Later, Yao Yecheng took Jiang Weiguo to Shanghai to live with Chiang Kai-shek. In the small courtyard in Shanghai, it was often Jiang Weiguo riding on Chiang Kai-shek's neck, the father and son ran all over the courtyard, and Yao Yecheng stood by and shouted: "Slow down, be careful!" "The life time of a family of three in Shanghai, warm and happy, in the ordinary days when Yao Yecheng and Chiang Kai-shek lived together, was the happiest fragment of Yao Yecheng's life.
"Jing'er can be taught, wei'er is cute." This is what Chiang Kai-shek said about his two sons when they were young. Obviously, Chiang Kai-shek was harsh on Chiang Ching-kuo, but he was more doting on Chiang Wei-kuo.
Photo of Jiang Weiguo and his adoptive mother
Although he was busy with official affairs and could not accompany Jiang Weiguo to watch him grow up at any time, the lovely Jiang Weiguo often received letters from his father, who booed and asked for warmth, and wrote a loving father's thoughts and care for his son. And Yao Yecheng's mother, with her son, will naturally be stained with a lot of light, and she will get some glimmer of care from Chiang Kai-shek.
In the spring of 1928, chiang kai-shek, in order to realize his political ambitions, defied all difficulties to marry Soong Mei-ling, because Soong Mei-ling believed in Catholicism and monogamy, Chiang Kai-shek not only converted to Catholicism, but also announced that he had broken away from the conjugal relationship with Mao Fumei of the main chamber and Yao Yecheng and Chen Jieru of the side chamber.
Yao Yecheng, who had seen many men and women gathered and scattered, seemed to have long anticipated such a day, and there would not be much waves after the loss of Su Zhen, and everything was arranged by Chiang Kai-shek, and there was no difference. Remembering the love between the two people for many years, Chiang Kai-shek promised to take charge of Yao Yecheng's future living expenses, sent her back to her hometown in Suzhou, and entrusted Wu Zhongxin to take care of her.
Chiang Kai-shek put more thought into Soong Mei-ling
Yao Yecheng returned to her hometown for many years, at this time she is no longer the Ah Qiao who did not understand the world, this time she is a homecoming, in the South Garden of Cai Zhenfang in the middle of a piece of land, spent 20,000 silver dollars, asked ningbo craftsmen to build an area of more than 10 acres of Jiang Mansion, the garden scenery in the mansion is elegant and quiet, the main building is a three-story and three-bay green brick bungalow, Yao Yecheng and Jiang Weiguo and relatives live on the second floor. Because of Yao Yecheng's identity, two policemen sent by the Suzhou Municipal Police Station stood guard in front of the gate of the mansion.
In addition to Yao Yecheng and Jiang Weiguo's mother and son living in the Jiang Mansion, there are also Yao Yecheng's nephew, Yao Jinhe, who studied with Wei guo, Chen Zhijian, a tutor from Ningbo, 3 maids who served Yao Yecheng, a private doctor Pang Xinsheng, Yan Zhiqing, a bookkeeper, and 1 rickshaw worker. Such a complete staffing shows that Chiang Kai-shek gave Yao Yecheng alimony in his life.
Yao Yecheng is a firm believer in Buddhism, usually chanting the sutra, rubbing mahjong, often gathering with a few old friends, eating, chatting, and living a carefree wife life.
Chiang Kai-shek's side is constantly full of beautiful people
During his stay in Suzhou, Yao Yecheng often exchanged letters with Chiang Kai-shek and also met and contacted, but he no longer lived together. Sometimes Chiang Kai-shek passed through Suzhou, and Yao Yecheng took his son Jiang Weiguo, accompanied by Yan Zhiqing, to the flower carriage of the railway station to meet Chiang Kai-shek for a small gathering. After the outbreak of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yao Yecheng and Jiang Weiguo followed Chiang Kai-shek to Chongqing. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War in 1945, Yao Yecheng still moved back to Suzhou South Garden.
With her heart like water, she had already looked at everything and allowed Chiang Kai-shek's arrangements not to quarrel or make trouble, and to live quietly and quietly in her own way with the stoicism of a woman.
The last stop of life, Taiwan, a lifetime
Jiang Weiguo
In 1949, Yao Yecheng came to Taiwan with Jiang Weiguo and lived near the Taoyuan Daqin Textile Factory, where she was close to her relative, Shi Fengxiang. After Jiang Weiguo remarried, Yao Yecheng also moved to Taichung with his son.
Perhaps people miss the old and miss their hometown more, and Yao Yecheng, who settled in Taiwan, is not as good as when she lived in Suzhou South Garden, without the nourishment of her hometown, her face can no longer hide the wind and frost and loneliness, and she is getting older.
Jiang Weiguo was in military affairs, and he was filial and obedient, and sometimes he could not take care of his old mother. After Yao Yecheng arrived in Taiwan, he has been living with his niece-in-law Wang Guibao (Yao Jue and his wife), accompanied by his niece and daughter-in-law, and every day someone chats and talks, and Yao Yecheng's life is peaceful and smooth.
In 1966. Yao Yecheng completed his life.
Jiang Weiguo was a filial son and wanted to make his mother's funeral more solemn, but Chiang Kai-shek refused Chiang Weiguo's request on the grounds that "we must take care of the reputation of the Chiang family and do not have to make a big fuss." Jiang Weiguo had to endure the grief and quietly buried his mother.
It was not until 1990, after the death of Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo, that Jiang Weiguo, who had always felt aggrieved by the simplistic handling of things after his mother's death, held a memorial service for Yao Yecheng's 110th birthday at the Shandao Temple in Taipei. Later, in 1994, through his relatives and friends from the mainland, he held a super festival for the Yao clan at the Fenghua Xuedou Temple to repay the old mother's nurturing grace and end the filial piety and regret that he had not fulfilled over the years.
Jiang Weiguo once mentioned in his diary: "Recently, when I talked to my mother, I often mentioned the days of the French Concession, and after I listened to it, I was also very close, and whenever I talked about my father, my mother was extremely spirited, gushing endlessly, and happy as before. ”
Jiang Weiguo's feelings are exactly the deepest expectations of Yao Yecheng's life. Although the emotions given to her by Chiang Kai-shek are deep and shallow, her infatuation has always stayed with Chiang Kai-shek, and her sorrow and joy have always been swayed by him!
In the days of love, she dedicated herself without complaint or regret, and in the days and nights when Chiang Kai-shek left, she looked through the autumn water and knew that she was just an insignificant grass in Chiang Kai-shek's life, a little more lonely, a little more lonely, and a little more helpless. But no matter how Chiang Kai-shek treated her, it was always the brightest and most beautiful light in her heart.
Yao Yecheng from a country girl who does not understand the world, in order to live to be a hated aunt, because of fate to know the same age Chiang Kai-shek, she loves fiercely, loves unreservedly, loves silently, fortunately, in the end, she has an ordinary, calm but happy old age.